1. FERRIS Federal Energy Regulatory Records Information System February 13, 2002 Item A-1 AD02-1

2. FERC Documents On-Line 99,000 Scanned Last Year 3,600 eFiled Last Year Average 100,000+ Daily Page Hits for RIMS, CIPS, and Docket Sheets Sites

3. Goals Consolidate Redundant Systems Improve Search Capability Improve View and Print Improve Reliability Use Industry-Standard Components

4. Milestones Request for Information Spring 2000 Request for Proposals Summer 2000 Award to ACS Winter 2001 Interim Improvements to RIMS Summer 2001 –T3 Communications Line Installed –30% More Documents Moved from Optical Storage –Server Cluster Installed Proof-of-Concept/Focus Groups Summer 2001

5. Milestones Demos February and March 2002 Test-drive for Public and Review with Focus Groups March 2002 Target Roll-out April 2002

6. Key Benefits - Search One System General (easy) Search with Full-Text Advanced Search with Full-Text Full-text Search Scanned Documents Search Filters Combined with Full-Text Docket Sheet Search

7. Key Benefits – Results Lists Direct Access to Images, Info, Documents Highlighting Action List (print, zip, download, view, CD) Sort, Print, Save Refine with Multiple Searches Docket Sheets Lists Include Consolidations

8. Key Benefits - View Viewing Streamed (faster) Thumbnails, Magnify, Rotate, Print Portions View or Open with Native Application PDF Instead of Image Files No Wait for Retrieval from Optical Rehabilitation Act-Compliant

9. Improved Reliability will Support Expansion of eFiling Development of eService Easier Retrieval for Public Faster Publication of Documents

10. What’s Next? Try New Search at www.ferc.govwww.ferc.gov Attend Public Demos on February 20 and Mid-March Try New System in March

11. Thanks! Any Questions